A.

Outdoor display of automobiles, campers, recreational vehicles, boats, farm vehicles, manufactured or modular homes is authorized in the primary and secondary corridor overlay district by development permit subject to the placement of all display items on a paved or a porous surface approved by the engineer. Modular or manufactured homes must be skirted to conceal supports. [Amended Ord. 11/18/03, 08/03/04].

B.

Outdoor display of any other goods, other than that specifically provided for in section 7.4 A, shall be limited to screened areas located on the opposite side of the primary structure from the transportation corridor right-of-way so as to screen the use from the transportation corridor right-of-way. [Amended Ord. 11/18/03]

C.

Temporarily outdoor display permit (TODP) [Subsection Added Ord. 11/18/03]

1.

Intent. It is the intent of the temporarily outdoor display permit (TODP) to establish a temporary outdoor display use of a limited area in a commercial zoning district within the overlay districts.

2.

Administrative review. The Board of commissioners finds that a temporary outdoor display of sales and products, which are related to the primary business use of the lot or parcel, may be permitted under administrative review and by approval from the zoning official for a limited time period.

3.

Applications. Applications for a TODP shall include an appropriate number of copies of a completed application to be filed on forms prescribed by the department. The application shall contain the following:

(a)

The notarized signatures of the applicant and at least 51 percent of all record titleholder(s) shall appear upon the application;

(b)

The nonrefundable application fee of $25.00 shall be paid for each permit event;

(c)

Any other information reasonably necessary to make determinations as to conformity with the provisions of this Subpart, and as applicable, conformity with the standards herein;

(d)

A separate statement of the applicant that recognizes the temporary nature of the TODP and that certification that the applicant and landowner shall cause the removal of the temporary outdoor display on the termination of the permit event of the TODP; and

(e)

The application shall comply with paragraph C 7, general conditions.

4.

Administrative approval. All applications will be subject to review for completeness by the zoning official. During the review process, the zoning official may confer with the director before making a written decision on the application. If the requirements of this section are satisfied, the zoning official shall issue a TODP within threedays of receipt of a completed application. If the requirements of this subsection are not met, the zoning official shall deny the application for the TODP.

5.

TODP use defined in time. Where a TODP is granted, the use may continue for a three consecutive day period (hereinafter referred to as a "permit event").

6.

Renewal of a TODP. An applicant may renew the TODP for a total of six permit events for every calendar year. The renewal application shall comply with paragraph C 7, general conditions. To reapply, the applicant shall submit the following:

(a)

A completed application to be filed on forms prescribed by the office of community development;

(b)

A nonrefundable application fee of $25.00;

(c)

Other information reasonably necessary to make determinations as to conformity with the provisions of this subpart; and

(d)

A separate statement of the applicant that recognizes the temporary nature of the TODP and that certification that the applicant and landowner shall cause the removal of the temporary outdoor display on the termination of the permit event of the TODP.

7.

General conditions. The following general conditions shall apply before a TODP is issued.

(a)

The lot or parcel shall be designated within a commercial zoning district;

(b)

The outdoor display of products shall be related to the primary business use of the lot or parcel; and

(c)

The total temporary display area that may be permitted is no more than 15 percent of the total floor area of the retail business located upon the lot or parcel. All outdoor display shall be set back a minimum of five feet from the public right-of-way. No vacant lot or parcel may be used as for a TODP, except as provided in paragraph 8.

8.

Holiday TODP. From October 1 through the end of the calendar year, a property owner having property within the overlay districts may submit an Application for a Holiday TODP, in compliance with paragraph 3 (a), (b), (c), and (d), that complies with the following:

(a)

The lot or parcel may be designated in any zoning district;

(b)

The holiday TODP may be granted for 60 consecutive days;

(c)

The total temporary display area under a Holiday TODP is 10,000 square feet;

(d)

A vacant lot or parcel may be used for a temporary outdoor display area under a holiday TODP; and

(e)

Outdoor display and sales shall be limited to agricultural and horticultural products. By way of example but not being limited thereto, such products may be trees, wreaths, and pumpkins.

9.

Posting of TODP card or holiday TODP card. Where a TODP or holiday TODP has been granted, the permit holder or his/her agent shall post the TODP card or holiday TODP in a conspicuous location on the lot or parcel, visible from the transportation corridor, and if not visible from that vantage, the TODP card or holiday TODP shall be posted to be visible from the nearest street or road. The TODP card or holiday TODP shall be protected from the weather and placed in such position and the permit holder shall maintain the TODP card or holiday TODP in such position until such permit event has expired.

10.

Any violation of this section, its paragraphs, provisions, standards, or conditions herein or placed upon the TODP, including paragraph 8, shall terminate the TODP. At the expiration of the TODP or in the event the TODP is terminated, all outdoor display items, products and the like shall be immediately removed so as to comply with the permanent outdoor display provision of this CDP. [Amended Ord. 08/03/04].

11.

Appeal of decisions. Any person, person or entities whose application for a TODP is denied by a decision by the zoning official may appeal the decision within 30 days of their denial to the board of commissioners. Failure to file an appeal within 30 days of the decision of the zoning official shall result in a final decision. W ith the transmission of the appeal, the zoning official shall include the written reasons for the denial and any other pertinent circumstances that may be relevant to the appeal.

(a)

The appeal shall be posted and advertised as a conditional use permit and appeal from an application for a TODP prior to being placed on the agenda for a hearing.

(b)

The board of commissioners shall review the decision of the director under the standards set forth in section 13.0 of the zoning ordinance. Any person, persons or entities jointly or severally aggrieved by any decision by the board of commissioners on a TODP, including paragraph 8, may take an appeal to the superior court of the county by writ of certiorari.

Carroll County, Georgia
Corridor Development Plan Ordinance
(CDP)

Required Tree and Shrub List

Required Tree List

Required Shrub List

Note: All the trees and shrubs listed above are appropriate for Carroll County's Plant Hardiness Zone (Zone 7b - See map directly above).

Sources:

□ University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
Horticulture 3
Leaflet 350,/Revised June, 2003
www.ces.uga.edu/pubcd/L350.htm ;21; Horticulture Fact Sheet H-94-019

□ Carroll County Extension Service

□  www.ces.ncsu.edu (North Carolina Cooperative Extension)

(Ord. of 10-4-05, App. A)